Mulberry Woman Killed in Crash Near Fort Meade

FORT MEADE | A 54-year-old Mulberry woman was killed Friday morning in a crash that involved three vehicles west of Fort Meade, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said.

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FORT MEADE | A 54-year-old Mulberry woman was killed Friday morning in a crash that involved three vehicles west of Fort Meade, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said.

Linda Cipriano of Five Iron Drive in Mulberry was eastbound on County Road 630 about 6:30 a.m. in her 1999 Volkswagen. As she approached Peeples Road, a Toyota pickup hauling a boat and trailer and driven by Cecil K. Keen, 65, of Edgewood Drive North in Fort Meade, tried to turn from the westbound lane of CR 630 onto southbound Peeples Road, the Sheriff's Office said.

The truck went into Cipriano's path and the left front of the truck struck the left front of Cipriano's Volkswagen. The Volkswagen spun into a ditch on the south side of CR 630. The truck came to rest across all lanes of CR 630 and was then struck on the right side by a 1997 Saturn driven by Bennie C. Keisling, 56, of Frostproof who was traveling eastbound on CR 630, the Sheriff's Office said.

Witnesses removed Cipriano from her vehicle but she was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency medical personnel. No one else involved in the crash was injured. All three drivers were wearing seat belts, the Sheriff's Office said.

At the time of the crash, visibility in the area was diminished because of fog, the Sheriff's Office said. Impairment does not appear to be a factor in the crash and no criminal charges are anticipated currently.